Top 5 Best Selling PC Games
Computer games have changed a lot. The gaming market has seen huge progresses in the past ten years or so. However, there are still some cynics who give any emotion between rolling their eyes up in defeat to screwing their eyes up in distaste when their young ‘un pops in the latest sequel to Max Payne III (Please send a shoutout about whether Max Payne III is releasing or not, the internet is full of rumors that it is and then it is not).So, this article is basically for the cynics who still think that computer gaming is kid’s stuff. The next time some kid wants to go into the computer gaming industry and their parents want to talk to them, just take this website out of your bookmarks and then let the figures talk for themselves.
So, here’s a list of the top five best selling PC games ever. These games are top this list, just not because they have been benchmarks in computer gaming, basically, the games which changed the attitude with which people used to look at computer games.
# 5: Myst: Myst may have been the greatest point and click adventure game ever to hit our screens. Myst also was one of the few games at the time to be known for an almost lack of violence. However, the storyline of the game was intricately detailed. The gameplay also added to the enjoyment factor of the game, with it being so simple that the player could simply forget himself in the world of Myst. Note that the game was also one of the few ones that would challenge the patience levels of the player. While the storyline was intricate and complex, the points at which the story moved ahead were far between. Myst and its sequels sold six million copies.
# 4: Half Life: The big daddy of them all, the one game that has spawned not only sequels, but also an entire new supporting franchise. Of course the game was difficult, irritating and frustrating. But the out-of-the-world (literally) storyline and racy action made up for all this for the average armchair warrior. Half Life was also one of those rare games that actually took their NPCs (non playable characters) and made special games with them as the central character. After the success of Half Life, Sierra Studios released Half Life: Blue Shift and Half Life: Blue Shift had an everyday security guard as the main protagonist, while Opposing Force had a cookie cutter soldier as the person whose life goes berserk. The original Half Life has sold eight million copies till date.
# 3: World Of Warcraft: Though many would like to remember World of Warcraft as the surreal 3D graphical magic that we all know about, this was not the way it the original Warcraft was. The original Warcraft was definitely addictive and even humorous for some people, but the graphics were nothing like they are today. It was a typical arcade game where you’d fall in love with an eight or sixteen pixel character. However, Blizzard saw the potential of the game and came with a fully new version of the game, World of Warcraft. World of Warcraft, or WoW, as it is famously known, has more than nine million subscribers today.
#2: Starcraft: Starcraft was another game that became famous almost overnight. With the strategy and action elements richly portrayed, this was one game that everyone wanted to get their hands on. It has sold 9.5 millions copies worldwide, and still remains an MMORPG favorite, along with World of Warcraft.
So, with this list full of action, adventure and new worlds, you are forgiven if you think that the top game of all time is full of breaking bones, reeking blood, and gore at its best – or worst – its all a matter of perspective. Anyway, here is the actual top game of all times, and my personal favorite, a game that I blew a lot of money on, cursed my dialup because I could not download the in-game items, spent as many human-hours on the game as the programmers of the game would have (more, I am sure), and yes, invested on a graphics card and RAM for the betterment of the world, oh no, it was for the betterment of the game.
#1: The Sims: Not only is the ‘the’ a part of the title, I would put a ‘the’ to the title just like that. This game is worth every laurel put unto it, and more. The game had gamers create their own characters, and basically run their lives. So, the gamer would have to look after their avatar’s needs – like hunger, sleep, bladder, and entertainment. These were the basic needs, the other needs were job, work atmosphere living standards.
The Sims was a thought provoking and learning experience. For one, it made youngsters realize, however subtly, how important an education, career and money is in real life. Surely, this lesson beat all those boring lectures given by college professors. You don’t have education, you don’t get a job, you don’t get a job, and you don’t have money. You don’t have money, you don’t pay your bills and you starve. How simple can you make that lesson?
The game also delved into human relationships, love and romance and much more. However, some critics have maintained that the Sims promoted polygamy, because the characters could marry two different characters at a time.
The Sims had a number of add-ons, which did make the game a bit complicated, with even the functions and controls becoming cumbersome as the add-ons increased.
However, Maxis learnt its lesson quite quickly, and revamped the entire Sims, with the Sims 2, which brought back the franchise to its lost glory, which it had not lost anyway.
The Sims has sold sixteen million copies, while the Sims 2 has sold thirteen million copies worldwide.
Computer games have changed a lot. The gaming market has seen huge progresses in the past ten years or so. However, there are still some cynics who give any emotion between rolling their eyes up in defeat to screwing their eyes up in distaste when their young ‘un pops in the latest sequel to Max Payne III (Please send a shoutout about whether Max Payne III is releasing or not, the internet is full of rumors that it is and then it is not).So, this article is basically for the cynics who still think that computer gaming is kid’s stuff. The next time some kid wants to go into the computer gaming industry and their parents want to talk to them, just take this website out of your bookmarks and then let the figures talk for themselves.
So, here’s a list of the top five best selling PC games ever. These games are top this list, just not because they have been benchmarks in computer gaming, basically, the games which changed the attitude with which people used to look at computer games.
# 5: Myst: Myst may have been the greatest point and click adventure game ever to hit our screens. Myst also was one of the few games at the time to be known for an almost lack of violence. However, the storyline of the game was intricately detailed. The gameplay also added to the enjoyment factor of the game, with it being so simple that the player could simply forget himself in the world of Myst. Note that the game was also one of the few ones that would challenge the patience levels of the player. While the storyline was intricate and complex, the points at which the story moved ahead were far between. Myst and its sequels sold six million copies.
# 4: Half Life: The big daddy of them all, the one game that has spawned not only sequels, but also an entire new supporting franchise. Of course the game was difficult, irritating and frustrating. But the out-of-the-world (literally) storyline and racy action made up for all this for the average armchair warrior. Half Life was also one of those rare games that actually took their NPCs (non playable characters) and made special games with them as the central character. After the success of Half Life, Sierra Studios released Half Life: Blue Shift and Half Life: Blue Shift had an everyday security guard as the main protagonist, while Opposing Force had a cookie cutter soldier as the person whose life goes berserk. The original Half Life has sold eight million copies till date.
# 3: World Of Warcraft: Though many would like to remember World of Warcraft as the surreal 3D graphical magic that we all know about, this was not the way it the original Warcraft was. The original Warcraft was definitely addictive and even humorous for some people, but the graphics were nothing like they are today. It was a typical arcade game where you’d fall in love with an eight or sixteen pixel character. However, Blizzard saw the potential of the game and came with a fully new version of the game, World of Warcraft. World of Warcraft, or WoW, as it is famously known, has more than nine million subscribers today.
#2: Starcraft: Starcraft was another game that became famous almost overnight. With the strategy and action elements richly portrayed, this was one game that everyone wanted to get their hands on. It has sold 9.5 millions copies worldwide, and still remains an MMORPG favorite, along with World of Warcraft.
So, with this list full of action, adventure and new worlds, you are forgiven if you think that the top game of all time is full of breaking bones, reeking blood, and gore at its best – or worst – its all a matter of perspective. Anyway, here is the actual top game of all times, and my personal favorite, a game that I blew a lot of money on, cursed my dialup because I could not download the in-game items, spent as many human-hours on the game as the programmers of the game would have (more, I am sure), and yes, invested on a graphics card and RAM for the betterment of the world, oh no, it was for the betterment of the game.
#1: The Sims: Not only is the ‘the’ a part of the title, I would put a ‘the’ to the title just like that. This game is worth every laurel put unto it, and more. The game had gamers create their own characters, and basically run their lives. So, the gamer would have to look after their avatar’s needs – like hunger, sleep, bladder, and entertainment. These were the basic needs, the other needs were job, work atmosphere living standards.
The Sims was a thought provoking and learning experience. For one, it made youngsters realize, however subtly, how important an education, career and money is in real life. Surely, this lesson beat all those boring lectures given by college professors. You don’t have education, you don’t get a job, you don’t get a job, and you don’t have money. You don’t have money, you don’t pay your bills and you starve. How simple can you make that lesson?
The game also delved into human relationships, love and romance and much more. However, some critics have maintained that the Sims promoted polygamy, because the characters could marry two different characters at a time.
The Sims had a number of add-ons, which did make the game a bit complicated, with even the functions and controls becoming cumbersome as the add-ons increased.
However, Maxis learnt its lesson quite quickly, and revamped the entire Sims, with the Sims 2, which brought back the franchise to its lost glory, which it had not lost anyway.
The Sims has sold sixteen million copies, while the Sims 2 has sold thirteen million copies worldwide.
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